Day in Photos: March 30, 2012

An anti-government protester runs for cover after throwing a Molotov cocktail at a riot-police armored vehicle during a protest in the village of Sitra, south of Manama. Protesters from the village of Sitra took to the streets to show their support for what they claim to be martyrs who were killed during the year-long unrest in the country.

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A young woman walks past blossoming cherry trees with an umbrella in Erfurt, Germany. Despite wind, rain and cooler temperatures, spring has arrived in Germany.

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An Afghan carries a bundle of wood in Nahr-i Sufi. The Afghan economy has always been based on agriculture, despite the fact that only 13 percent of its total land is arable and just eight percent is currently cultivated.

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A woman looks at her Mega Millions lottery ticket bought at a convenience store in Manhattan. The jackpot is at a record level because no one has matched the magic five numbers and Mega Ball since January 24 — a full 18 drawings with no winner.

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A Palestinian youth climbs over a fruit stall as an Israeli mounted policeman disperses hundreds of Palestinian protesters during a demonstration marking Land Day in east Jerusalem. Demonstrators waving huge Palestinian flags gathered for Land Day, sparking scuffles with hundreds of Israeli police who were seen beating some of the crowd.

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Children wearing hoods as penitents take part in a procession at a school during the eve of Holy Week in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain. Hundreds of processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.

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A farmer throws fertilizer on a rice paddy field in La Duong village, outside Hanoi. Vietnam’s rice exports to neighboring China could climb six-fold this year.

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Israeli border policemen stand between a truck spraying a foul-smelling liquid and burning tires during clashes at the Kalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem. Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers and police in the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Friday, during protests to mark Land Day, an annual commemoration of the 1976 shooting of six Arab-Israelis.

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President Obama picks up a presidential challenge coin after Marine Sgt, Kristie Ness, right, dropped the coin the president presented her at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Ness received the coin prior to her last flight mission on Marine One.

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Muslims circle the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque before Friday prayers in the holy city of Mecca.

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A large tree crushes a parked car outside an apartment building early in Portland, Ore. The National Weather Service says heavy rains have filled many streams and rivers in western Oregon and much of the area is under a flood warning or watch.

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Indian police detain a Tibetan protester during a demonstration against the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao outside his hotel in New Delhi, India.

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Emergency workers at the scene of a fatal landslide that involved a bus and a car between Martina and Vinadi, Switzerland. Swiss police reports that a bus and a car were badly damaged in the accident in which the bus driver died.

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Protesters run as police fire tear gas during a protest against planned fuel price hikes, in front of the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to reports, over 10,000 protesters – students, farmers and union members – are descending on big cities all over the country to protest the government’s plans to increase the price of subsidized fuel by 30 percent.